Water-elevator.



PATENTED NOV. 3, 1908.

E. P. HOUSE.

WATER ELEVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18, 1903.

'No MODEL.

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531i n m UNITED STATES Patented November 3, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

WATER-ELEVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,163, dated November 3, 1903.

Application filed July 18,1903. Serial No. 166,187. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known thatLEDWARD P.HoUsE,a citizen of the United States, residing at Greeley, in the county of Weld and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Elevators, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in centrifugal water-elevators; and one object of my invention is the provision of a waterelevator of this character which can be constructed at a very small cost and which will be reliable and efficient in operation and prove useful and practical for many purposes.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a water-elevator which can be operated by any suitable power and which will pump or elevate a large amount of water in a rapid manner and which will comprise very few working parts, and thus prove durable.

and lasting.

With these objects in view my invention.

' features of construction and combinations of parts substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 represents a vertical central sectional view of my complete water-elevator in position for operation. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view ofthe water-elevator, and Fig.

3 is a sectional view of a modified form of.

bearing for the main shaft at the bottom of the well.

In the drawings the letter A designates the.

well or water-supply from which the water is to be taken and in connection with which my elevator is to be used. Upon the base or bot-, tom of the curbing of the well is rigidly mounted a bearing-box B, in which revolves the central vertical driving shaft C, said shaft carrying a pulley D to receive a belt for driving said shaft. The driving-shaft also passes through and is mounted in a frame or crosspiece E, and said frame revolves with the shaft and carries the four or more inclined water-supplying pipes F, said pipes passing downward into the well at an incline and having their ends formed with funnels or intake-mouths G to enable the pipes by centrifugal action to more perfectly take in the water and carry it to the surface, where I provide around the well the catch trough or receptacle H, from which the water can be taken for any desired purpose. Where a very large amount of water is notrequired, these funnels or intake-mouths G may be discarded, for the rotation of the elevator throws the water out of the pipes upward by centrifugal force, thereby creating a vacuum in the lower ends of the pipes, and the water in the bottom of the well rushes in t0 fill that vacuum, and there then exists a solid column of water constantly flowing through the pipes while the rotary motion continues; but when these intake-mouths G are used projections K from the curbing toward the center of the well a short distance are used to retard the movement of the water created thereby.

To the lower ends of the incline supplypipes is attached the protecting shield or cylinder J, which is closed at its bottom. This cylinder prevents the pipes from being detached or injured by the water in their rapid rotation, and the shaft is also provided with the sand-guarding tube L, which prevents sand from entering the bearing-box of the shaft. To steady the vertical shaft, a brace or support M-is provided. The shaft and elevator may also be supported at the top of the Well by an ordinary ball-bearing appliance. i In Fig. 3 a modified form of the bearing for the vertical shaft is illustrated. Said shaft has a cone-shaped recess bored in its lower end, as-at O, and a projection, as N, is bolted to the base P, resting in the bottom of the well. The elevator is lowered into the well and the recess centered over the projection, thus providing a suitable bearing for the shaft, and in this instance doing away with the sand-guard L.

From the description and drawings the operation of my invention will be readily understood, and it will be observed that the guard with pipes are submerged, and that when the vertical shaft revolves, the water by centrifugal action is taken up into the pipes, raised to the top, and discharged into the trough or receptacle, and that a very large amount of water can be elevated in a rapid manner.

My water-elevator is particularly useful upon a farm for purposes of irrigation or stock-feeding, and also it will be noted that IOC horse or other power may be used and that a useful, inexpensive, and practical water-elevator is provided.

I claim- 1. In a centrifugal water-elevator, the combination of a water-supply, a vertical drivingshaft, a series of water-supply pipes revolved by said shaft, and a protecting-shield carried by the pipes.

2. In a centrifugal water-elevator, the combination of a water-supply, a trough or tank to receive the water therefrom, a series of Water-supply pipes and means for revolving said pipes, and a shield or guard for the pipes to protect said pipes against the impact of the Water.

3. In a centrifugal water-elevator, the combination of a well, a vertical shaft mounted therein, a sand-guarding tube adjacent to the bearing of said shaft, a shield or guard, a series of pipes connected to and passing through said guard, and means for revolving said pipes to supply the water.

4. In a device as described, the water-supply pipes, the guard for said pipes, the vertical shaft provided with a recess in its lower end, the base-piece, and a suitable projection attached thereto, adapted to fit into the recess in said shaft, to form a bearing, all combined, substantially as described.

5. In a centrifugal water-elevator, the combination of a Water-supply, a vertical drivingshaft, a series ofwater-supply pipes each having an intake or mouthpiece attached at their ends and revolved by said shaft, and projections suitably disposed in the water-supply or well, for retarding the circular flow of the water caused by the centrifugal action, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD P. HOUSE.

Witnesses:

S. J. FRAZIER, CHARLES F. TEW. 

